From the HR1388 Misc. section, #6104: Go to the Library of Congress Thomas website and type in HR1388. See especially number 5 & 6 below. This is why people are saying it is paving the way for the volunteer service to be “Mandatory”. (I know, this sounds like Animal Farm-speak but that is the actual wording.)
(b) Specific Topics- In carrying out its general purpose under subsection (a), the Commission shall address and analyze the following specific topics:
(1) The level of understanding about the current Federal, State, and local volunteer programs and opportunities for service among individuals in the United States.
(2) The issues that deter volunteerism and national service, particularly among young people, and how the identified issues can be overcome.
(3) Whether there is an appropriate role for Federal, State, and local governments in overcoming the issues that deter volunteerism and national service and, if appropriate, how to expand the relationships and partnerships between different levels of government in promoting volunteerism and national service.
(4) Whether existing databases are effective in matching community needs to would-be volunteers and service providers.
(5) The effect on the Nation, on those who serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all individuals in the United States were expected to perform national service or were required to perform a certain amount of national service.
(6) Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds.
DAMN! I stand corrected, and amazed and outraged!
From the HR1388 Misc. section, #6104:
Can’t find it. The bill on the Senate Calendar (the one that will be voted on) doesn’t have a section 6104